postulates
pos-tu-lates
verb
Suggests or assumes something as true to form a basis for argument.
"The theory postulates the existence of dark matter."
noun
Basic statements accepted as true without proof for reasoning.
"Euclid's postulates are fundamental to geometry."
Thesaurus
Synonyms: posit, postulate, contend, take, ask, call for, require, necessitate, demand, need, involve